Defects of vascular nitric oxide bioavailability in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance: a potential link to insulin resistance.

tolerance: A potential link to insulin resistance Michio Shimabukuro ⁎, Namio Higa , Tatsuya Tagawa , Ken Yamakawa , Masataka Sata , Shinichiro Ueda d a Department of Cardio-Diabetes Medicine, The University of Tokushima Graduate School of Health Biosciences, Tokushima, Japan b Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokushima Graduate School of Health Biosciences, Tokushima, Japan c Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology, Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Ryukyus Graduate School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan d Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of the Ryukyus Graduate School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan